Supplier Quality Manager

ALL.SPACE Networks Limited; Muscle Shoals (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k) plan

25 days holiday

Job summary

ALL.SPACE Networks Limited seeks a hands-on Supplier Quality Assurance professional based at our Muscle Shoals site. You will own supplier quality processes, work with engineering and supply chain, and set the standard for quality across the production supply chain.

The role requires leading supplier audits, improving performance, and coordinating with internal stakeholders as well as contract manufacturers. Expect travel up to 30% to support QA activities.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent professional training in Quality Management / Engineering discipline
• Experience in supplier quality assurance and electronics manufacturing is advantageous
• Proven ability to lead audits and improve supplier performance
• Knowledge of RoHS/REACH directives and regulatory compliance
• Experience with APQP/PPAP processes and design reviews
• Proficiency with MS Office, especially Excel for data analysis

Responsibilities

• Develop the supplier quality assurance processes and procedures to meet business needs and standards
• Identify and onboard potential suppliers with engineering and supply chain teams
• Conduct supplier capability assessments to inform supplier selection and continuous improvement
• Provide quality input to negotiations and contract reviews with key suppliers
• Maintain relationships with supplier quality representatives and drive issue resolution
• Lead improvements in quality across the supply chain and manufacturing partners
• Define incoming inspection requirements and ensure process adherence and traceability
• Analyze internal and external quality data to identify reliability improvements
• Support non-conforming material processes and root cause investigations
• Ensure supplier compliance with regulatory requirements and company standards

Skills

Supplier quality management

Auditing

APQP

PPAP/FAI

FMEA

Kaizen/Continuous improvement

Excel data analysis

Supplier negotiation

ISO9001/AS9100 auditing

Education

Quality Management / Engineering degree

Tools

Six Sigma / Total Quality Management tools

IPC A-610 qualification/experience

Job description

Based on site in our Muscle Shoals officeyou'llown and deploy best practice quality engineeringprocess,toolsand techniques. This includes supplier appraisal and selection, advanced product quality planning, supplier assessment, non-conformance management, supplier performancemetricsand continuous improvement.

In this highly visible hands-on role,you'llwork closely with both internal stakeholders and externalproviders, andbecome the primary contact for supplier issues and set the standard for Quality in the production supply chain.

Responsibilities Include:

• Develop the company’s supplier quality assurance process and procedures to meet the needs of the business and satisfy the requirements ofappropriate standards

• Support the set up and maintenance of an approved supply chain including theinitialidentification processes and methodologies for potential suppliers with both engineering and supply chain teams

• Conduct supplier capability assessments (SCA) in support of an informed approach to supplierselectionand continuous improvement

• Provide quality oversight and input to negotiations and contracts reviews with key suppliers and contract manufacturers

• Establish good relations with the supplier’s quality representatives and become a trusted partner

• Drives supplier quality input to ‘made to specification’ design reviews and works with the stakeholders to ensure the supplier quality risks across theprogrammeare understood and under control

• Communicate supplier feedback and progress to relevant internal stakeholders, escalating issues as appropriate

• Support the Supply Chain team toestablishand develop quality procedures and documentation to ensure compliance, accuracy, efficiency, and clarity of requirements with suppliers

• Development of, and management of the non-conforming material, and associated supplier RCA investigation processes to ensure effective data analysis and reporting is provided to the engineering teams

• Ensures supplier’s adherence to all relevant regulatory legislation and provides approval of all supplier quality documentation

• Drive and support suppliers in continuously improving quality and performance

• Determination and definition of incoming inspection process and requirements. Ensuring process adherence, performancecomplianceand traceability

• Analyses internal and external quality data, documents, and acts on opportunities for improving reliability and quality

• Identifiesways ofeliminatingunsatisfactory performance, doing things better, cheaper, and/or faster whilstmaintainingreliability and quality

• Able to lead /facilitatetargeted improvement initiatives, such as process / value stream mapping or rapid improvement / kaizen events.

• Experience working in a complex electronics quality role

• Strong supplier negotiation,engagementand management skills

• Lead auditor / auditing qualification to ISO9001 and / or AS9100

• Experience of managing projects through use of APQP

• Capability to generate, manage and review PPAP and FAI documentation

• Ability tofacilitateProcess Failure Mode Effect Analysis

• Familiar with problem solving techniques (5Y, 8D, Ishikawa etc.)

• Demonstrated in field experience of supplier evaluation, auditing, development, and management of performance metrics

• Must be detail focused but with the ability to multitask, and to manage deliverables and handle multiple projects at the same time

• Confident with working across multifunctional teams and excellent communicator to colleagues both verbally and in writing

• Experienced user of Microsoft office, must be able to manipulate andanalysedata within excel

• Must have high integrity, be a team player and have good interpersonal / facilitation skills to drive resolution of issues with suppliers

• Ability to travel on request to support supplier quality assurance activities (Estimated 30%)

• Degree or equivalent professional training in Quality Management / Engineering discipline/s

• Qualification in Six Sigma / Total Quality Management tools

• IPC A-610 qualification or experience in quality assurance of electronic assemblies

• QA experience in development of high frequency / telecommunication products

• Knowledge of RoHS & REACH directives

• Experience in the use and configuration of ERP / MRP systems

• Understanding and experience of advanced statistical techniques

• Excellent Compensation package inclusive of competitive salary, 401(k) plan, healthcare and 25 days holiday in addition to the US Bank holidays.
• Bonus package
• Career development training opportunities (in house and external)
• Employee Referral scheme